The Algeria national handball team is the national handball team of Algeria and is controlled by the Algerian Handball Federation.
History Algeria became a great handball country from the 1970s when they were gold medalists twice in the African Games in 1973 and in 1978. In the beginning of the 1980s, the domination of Algeria in the African handball started when it won five consecutive African titles from 1981 to 1989. Algeria had participated in the World Handball Championship for 17 times, in the Olympic Gamess for 4 times.
Aziz Derouaz, the coach of Algeria team in the 1980s is the man who invented the Offensive-Defense style and practiced it for the first time in the 1982 World Handball Championship.
Many great players have made history of the Algerian handball such as Abdelkrim Bendjemil, Omar Azeb, Brahim Boudrali, Abdelkrim Hammiche, Mustapha Doballah, Abdeslam Benmaghsoula, Sofiane Elimam, Rédouane Aouachria, Djaffar Belhoucine, Mahmoud Bouanik, Abdeldjalil Bouanani, Salim Nedjel and many others.
Competitive record
World Championship YearRoundPosition 1938did not enter 1954 1958 1961 1964did not qualify 1967 1970 1974Preliminary Round1530033888−50 1978did not qualify 1982Preliminary Round166015112145−33 1986Preliminary Round166006119151−32 1990Preliminary Round166015113128−15 1993did not qualify 1995Round of 16167205146174−28 1997Preliminary Round175122103112−9 1999Round of 16156114123148−25 2001Round of 16136213128126+2 2003Preliminary round185023119136−17 2005Preliminary round175113138153−15 2007did not qualify 2009Preliminary round199405235272−37 2011Preliminary round157304153162−9 2013Preliminary round177313180173+7 2015Preliminary round247016162218−56 2017did not qualify 2019 2021Main Round226105140180−40 2023Presidents Cup317106183233−50 2025Presidents Cup307106191233−42 2027Qualified 2029TBD 2031Total18/290 Titles10520117423832832−449
Olympic Games GamesRoundPosition 1936 Berlindid not enterNot held from 1948 to 1968 1972 Munichdid not qualify 1976 Montreal 1980 MoscowMatch for 9th place10th of 126105114152−38 1984 Los AngelesMatch for 11th place12th of 12600696130−34 1988 SeoulMatch for 9th place10th of 126105104130−26 1992 Barcelonadid not qualify 1996 AtlantaMatch for 9th place10th of 126015121144−23 2000 Sydneydid not qualify 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 2024 ParisTotal4/150 Titles242121435556−121
African Championship YearRoundPosition 1974did not enter 1976Runners-up2 43019673+23 1979Third place3 5401147108+39 1981Champions1 43109876+22 1983Champions1 6600133115+18 1985Champions1 550011081+29 1987Champions1 550011686+30 1989Champions1 550010280+22 1991Runners-up2 650112990+39 1992Third place3 540110769+38 1994Runners-up2 640216799+68 1996Champions1 660014096+44 1998Runners-up2 6402173113+60 2000Runners-up2 650114072+68 2002Runners-up2 5401124103+21 2004Fourth place46303188145+43 2006Fifth place56303156136+20 2008Third place3 5302123126−3 2010Third place3 7511196128+68 2012Runners-up2 8611228182+46 2014Champions1 8800240166+74 2016Fourth place48503216194+22 2018Sixth place67313193182+11 2020Third place3 7502204170+34 2022Fifth place55302133150−17 2024Runners-up2 6501184147+37 2026Fourth place47304208197+11Total26/277 Titles15411543540513184+867
African Games GamesRoundPosition 1965 Brazzavilledid not enter 1973 LagosChampions1st of 854017667+9 1978 AlgiersChampions1st of 644009658+38 1987 NairobiChampions1st of 844008163+18 1991 CairoRunners-up2nd of 854019872+26 1995 Hararedid not enter 1999 JohannesburgChampions1st of 46501181102+79 2003 AbujaRunners-up2nd of 85401142105+37 2007 AlgiersRunners-up2nd of 75302129124+5 2011 MaputoThird place3rd of 125302134112+22 2015 Brazzavilledid not enter 2019 RabatFourth place4th of 97322179177+2 2023 Accradid not enterTotal9/134 Titles46342101116880+236
Mediterranean Games GamesRoundPosition 1967 TunisFourth place4th of 430033058-28 1971 İzmirTournament canceled 1975 AlgiersThird place3rd of 542028084-4 1979 SplitFifth place5th of 742026873-5 1983 CasablancaRunners-up2nd of 853119780+17 1987 LatakiaChampions1st of 8540111395+18 1991 AthensFifth place5th of 86321150115+35 1993 Languedoc-Roussillondid not enter 1997 BariSeventh place7th of 85302120113+7 2001 TunisSeventh place7th of 84202104100+4 2005 Almeríadid not enter 2009 PescaraFifth place5th of 9421113587+48 2013 MersinNinth place9th of 105203122133−11 2018 TarragonaSeventh place7th of 135203151160−9 2022 OranSixth place6th of 105212145146−1 2026 TarantoThird place3rd of 85311120110+10Total13/151 Title603062414351354+81
African University Games 1975 – Winners
World Confederations Cup 1998 – Winners
Arab Championship 1988 – 2nd 2000 – Winners
Pan Arab Games 1985 – Silver 2007 – Silver 2023 - Bronze
Islamic Solidarity Games 2005 – Gold
Current squad The squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Farouk Dehili
See also Algerian Handball Federation Algeria women's national handball team Algeria men's national junior handball team Algeria women's national junior handball team
References
External links IHF profile